Netherlands vs Switzerland

Netherlands and Switzerland compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Netherlands has about 2 times as many people as Switzerland: 18.1 million against 9.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Switzerland ($114,769) is 56% higher than in Netherlands ($73,684) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Netherlands (1.8%) than in Switzerland (1.3%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Netherlands (3.2%) than in Switzerland (0.2%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Switzerland (4.9%) than in Netherlands (3.9%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Switzerland can expect to live 2.4 years longer than one born in Netherlands: 84.4 years against 82 years in 2024.
• The population of Switzerland is older: half of its people are over 42.3 years, against 41.4 years in Netherlands in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Switzerland (97.3% in 2025) than in Netherlands (97% in 2024), a difference of 0.3 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands (6.6 tonnes) are 78% higher than in Switzerland (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Switzerland (32%) than in Netherlands (11%), a difference of 21 percentage points in 2024.